Invigorating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Traditional Chinese medicine considers blood hypercoagulability, thrombosis, damage to blood vessel walls, formation of fatty plaques, stinging masses, and purple tongue as syndromes of blood stasis. Animal experiments and clinical trials have proven that a variety of blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs have anti-arteriosclerosis effects. There are many drugs for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis that have anti-arteriosclerosis effects. Commonly used drugs include Panax notoginseng, which is sweet, slightly bitter, warm, and returns to the liver and stomach meridians. Function: dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Studies have found that the active ingredients of Panax notoginseng can significantly increase the levels of vascular endothelial dilation factor and superoxide dismutase in serum, reduce the activity levels of endothelin and plasma lipid peroxide, antagonize platelet adhesion, aggregation and thrombosis, and protect arteries. wall and dilated blood vessels. Salvia miltiorrhiza, Ligusticum chuanxiong, saffron, Puhuang, peony bark, peach kernel, turmeric. Some insecticides with blood-breaking effects, such as leeches and centipedes, also have anti-arteriosclerosis effects. At present, many of the above drugs have been made into water injection or powder injection and are used clinically. Dyslipidemia, increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are major risk factors for coronary heart disease. Traditional Chinese medicines that regulate blood lipids and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis include Millet Spatholobus, rhubarb, knotweed, turmeric, earthworm, peach kernel, safflower, notoginseng, leech, salvia, turmeric, etc. Method of eliminating phlegm and lowering lipids Abnormal lipid metabolism is an important factor leading to the formation of arteriosclerosis. Traditional Chinese medicine classifies hyperlipidemia as phlegm syndrome. Therefore, treatment methods such as reducing phlegm, lowering lipids, diuresis and dampness are used. Commonly used drugs such as kelp are salty and cold in nature and taste, and belong to the liver, stomach and kidney meridians. Functions: soften hardness and dissipate stagnation, eliminate phlegm and diuresis. Experimental results show that laminarin extract can increase serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and reduce blood peroxide content. These effects are beneficial to antagonizing the formation and development of atherosclerosis. The Huatan and Quyu Decoction is composed of phlegm-removing drugs (such as platycodon, seaweed, trichosanthes, corn silk) and blood-stasis-removing drugs (such as hawthorn, turmeric, cattail, and saffron). It can effectively reduce plasma total cholesterol, Triglyceride levels, increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol content, and having a good effect on lowering blood lipids. Method of strengthening the body and replenishing deficiency. Since the essence of atherosclerosis is deficiency in origin and excess in excess, it is very important to make up for its deficiencies. When people reach middle age, the function of the spleen and stomach gradually declines. If the spleen is deficient, the transportation, transformation and upgrading of the Qing Dynasty will fail, and the movement of water and grain essence will become abnormal and turn into phlegm, which will block the blood vessels and form hyperlipidemia. The kidney qi gradually declines, the biochemical promotion of the kidneys becomes weak, the blood fails to flow smoothly, and the blood stasis stagnates in the arteries and becomes hardened. The method of strengthening the body and replenishing deficiency targets the symptoms of deficiency of the internal organs, and mostly uses prescriptions that can nourish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and qi, and nourish the liver and kidneys. Chinese medicines that are beneficial to the formation and development of atherosclerosis: epimedium, angelica, fleece-flower root, astragalus, dangshen, atractylodes, loranth, achyranthes, eucommia, seabuckthorn, roxburghii, Gynostemma pentaphylla, Ganoderma lucidum, propolis wait.